When I checked my particulars on the hospital admission slip yesterday, I got the rudest shock yet from my age. Am I really that old?! Usually, it's just stating your DOB so I don't think about the number. I mean I know my age but I didn't think it was that big a number! I honestly didn't expect myself to give myself such a sense of stupefaction. Hey, it's all in the head right!

Monday, 9 June 2014

I missed getting tickets to her 12th June concert (there really wasn't a chance for me to compete with her million fans), and I jumped on a wagon when a friendly invitation came after the announcement for the added 9th June show. As we all already know, I love trashy pop and attending concerts, so this gig is right up my alley.

Funny thing was the moshpit was pretty empty and thus, I see the organisers sending fans into the moshpit 20 min before the show started. If I were younger, I'd jumped at the chance to wave my 10" lightstick in Taylor's face. Yes, the lightsticks were long enough for me to poke her enviously-long legs. But I digress.

I'm sure you'd be able to read a million reviews about the concert so all I wanna say is belting 13 songs and blazing six costume changes within 90-min, Taylor Swift painted the town red and did an amazing job at bringing the house down!

Friday, 6 June 2014

A few colleagues and I went for dinner at Tsukado Nojo for its famous collagen hot pot dinner aka Tsukado Nojo Bijin Nabe (塚田農場 美人鍋) @ Chinatown Point. I haven't even heard about this famous hot pot meal till three weeks ago when my colleague came back from lunch to say she has placed a reservation for 6 of us. I had thought they just wanted to get out of the office to have a nicer lunch (well, nicer than our already very nice office lunch).

When I told Joey a few days ago that I'm going to Tsukado Nojo for dinner and she exclaimed, "Wow! How did you get a reservation?" after telling me that it's usually an hour long wait. I was honestly taken aback and it definitely piqued my attention to the upcoming dinner.

When we arrived at the restaurant, there was no queue and I was suspicious of this long queue I have been informed of. When the collagen pot was served, I didn't know what to make of the pale yellow gelatin-like substance that's piled up in the center. When the gelatin melted slowly to become the soup base, I eagerly await to sink my teeth into the ingredients that was delicately arranged on the pot by the waitress.

Within 30-minutes into the dinner, I saw a snaking queue outside and I was convinced about the insane crowd at this place. This place is so crowded that every table is allowed 45 min dining time and as soon as the 40-min mark is nearing, the waitress comes around to "gently" remind you about the end of this quite wonderful experience. We didn't even have time for desserts!